{"title":"Cellos $40000","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"helmuth-keller-son-cello-1995-philadelphia-usa-wit","title":"Helmuth Keller \u0026 Son cello, 1995, Philadelphia, with certificate | Metzler Violins","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QNdKj1HXdVE\" width=\"560\" height=\"314\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003erich, sonorous, soulful\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Instrument:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eThis cello has a gorgeous, mature sound, commanding and refined. It has an even tone that blends well, making it an excellent choice for solo and chamber performances. It has a medium-small flame figure has visual vertical grain in the two-piece maple back. Similar wood is used for the ribs and scroll. The varnish is chestnut over a golden ground. The instrument bears an \"HK\" on the table under the fingerboard and on the joint of the bottom ribs.\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLength: 764 mm\u003cbr\u003eUpper Bout: 352 mm\u003cbr\u003eCenter Bout: 246 mm\u003cbr\u003eLower Bout: 443 mm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Maker\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHelmuth Keller \u003c\/strong\u003e(1931- ) is a renowned contemporary master luthier based in Philadelphia. Keller was born in Fischen, Germany and was initially a violinist, beginning his career at the age of six and playing professionally for a dozen years. He studied to become a luthier at the historic school in Mittenwald, studying under Leo Aschauer and H. Karner. Keller immigrated to Philadelphia after the Second World War, working in the workshop of William Moennig \u0026amp; Son from 1952-1966. Once in Philadelphia, Keller married into the family of Martin Nebel, the German-born luthier who immigrated to the New York and worked for Wurlitzer before opening a shop with his brother in Philadelphia. Keller established his own shop in the City of Brotherly Love in 1966. Keller worked from several established models and also developed many of his own. The meticulousness of his craftsmanship is illustrated in his beautiful handmade purfling. He is a member of the American Federation of Violin and Bow Makers. The shop, now Helmuth A. Keller \u0026amp; Son, continues under the tutelage of Keller’s son, Stephen, extending the legacy of Keller’s impeccable craftsmanship. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/C5SMtyMETLQ\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"American","offers":[{"title":"Default","offer_id":50818515927313,"sku":"CL#5735","price":49000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0908\/1149\/8769\/files\/screen-shot-2022-08-31-at-44001-pm.png?v=1734532367"},{"product_id":"carlos-funes-vitanza-cello-2021-personal-model-san","title":"Carlos Funes Vitanza cello, 2021, \"personal model\", San Francisco, USA | Metzler Violins","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ztqf8QksEGw?si=YJTbB-kqJZoSfuNW\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003enimble, resonant, soulful\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Instrument\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis cello is wonderful to play, nimble and focused. Its depth and resonance sings across registers. The auburn varnish is applied over a wheat ground, highlighting the strong medium curl falling from the center joint of its two-piece back. Similar flames run along the ribs and scroll.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInterior label reads: “Carlos Funes Vitanza \/ Fatto in San Francisco 2021\u003cbr\u003eLength: 762 mm\u003cbr\u003eUpper Bouts: 367 mm\u003cbr\u003eMiddle: 257 mm\u003cbr\u003eLower Bouts: 446 mm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Maker\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCarlos Funes Vitanza\u003c\/strong\u003e (1958- ) is a contemporary luthier who was born in La Lima, Honduras to Honduran and Italian parents. When Vitanza was nine, the family immigrated to the Bay Area of California. A cellist as a child, Vitanza built his first cello unassisted at the age of fourteen. Using his high school woodshop, Vitanza went on to build two violas, a violin, guitar, and second cello. In 1979, Vitanza attended the historic Scuola Internazionale di Liuteria (International Violin Making School) in Cremona, where he studied under the master luthiers Giorgio Scolari, Stefano Conia, and Riccardo Bergonzi. In his spare time, Vitanza was trained in wood sculpture by a Cremonese master woodcarver. Upon his graduation in 1983, Vitanza remained in Cremona for three years, during which he crafted a series of violins, violas, cellos, as well as Renaissance and Baroque instruments. During his seven years in Italy, Vitanza built over thirty instruments. In 1986, Vitanza returned to the United States and joined the Roland Feller Violins atelier in San Francisco, working closely with Simone Sacconi to learn the German art of restoration. Vitanza’s instruments reflect his deep study of the Italian masters, and examples of his work are on display the IPIALL Museum in Cremona.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/carlosvitanza.weebly.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps:\/\/carlosvitanza.weebly.com\/\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"American","offers":[{"title":"Default","offer_id":50818544075025,"sku":"CL~F20-15","price":40000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0908\/1149\/8769\/files\/metzler-cello-carlos-funes-f20-15-front.jpg?v=1734532822"},{"product_id":"paolo-vettori-cello-2023-with-highly-figured-popla","title":"Paolo Vettori cello, 2023, highly figured poplar, Florence | Metzler Violins","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSonorous, warm, noble\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis beautiful cello is based on a G. Guarneri model. It is inscribed \"Amerigo Vespucci\" at the top of the maker's label in honor of its journey to America and its new American owner to be.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach one of the Vettori Family masters has a unique hand and brings their own signature to each instrument. What ties them together is their family legacy and method of work. Many of their tools and models are as old as the family tradition; Dario I Vettori made a lot of his own and these have been passed down the family and are still in use today. The Vettori family instruments carry the richness of history with the promise of innovation, pushing the boundaries of not only the aesthetics but also of sound. Their instruments have been played around the world by some of the most famous musicians of our time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeasurements:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLength of back 77.1cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUpper bout 35.0cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLower bout 43.5cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCenter bout 24.0cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RD_6FWWe5_k\" width=\"560\" height=\"314\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Italian","offers":[{"title":"Default","offer_id":50818569470225,"sku":"CL#5704","price":65000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0908\/1149\/8769\/files\/rdsc03372.jpg?v=1758848446"},{"product_id":"otto-karl-schenck-von-bern-cello-zur-nydegg-1983","title":"Otto Karl Schenk von Bern cello, zur Nydegg 1983 | Metzler Violins","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003epowerful, resonant\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHas an excellent lower register, good chamber instrument\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eAbout the Maker\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFour years with Jacques Français, New York (head of workshop René Morel)\u003cbr\u003eGold medal for workmanship and certificate of tone at the competition of the V.S.A. in Philadelphia in 1976\u003cbr\u003eCertificate of merit for viola tone, viola workmanship and cello workmanship at the competition of the V.S.A. in La Jolla in 1978\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeasurements:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLength of back 76.2cm\u003cbr\u003eUpper bout: 35.0cm\u003cbr\u003eCenter bout: 24.5cm\u003cbr\u003eLower bout 41.5cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cWaXtGn82Sc\" width=\"560\" height=\"314\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Metzler Violin Shop Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default","offer_id":50818620981521,"sku":"CL#5727","price":68000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0908\/1149\/8769\/files\/metzler-cello-otto-karl-schenk-cl5727-front.jpg?v=1734533957"},{"product_id":"david-wiebe-cello-100-woodstock-ny-2005-metzler-vi","title":"David Wiebe cello #100, Woodstock NY, 2005 | Metzler Violins","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout the Maker\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-two-third\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI was born in Beatrice, Nebraska, a small town south of the state capitol, Lincoln. My parents were active choral singers and they wanted their children to have the musical training and opportunities that they were unable to enjoy. My three sisters and I got music lessons and each played more than one instrument. I started out learning to play piano and beyond that, my choice of another instrument to play went from not feeling comfortable with the violin after trying it, to trying the cello and not really connecting with it, to seeing a bass for the first time in sixth grade and suddenly realizing I wanted to play it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"attachment_423\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"\u003e\n\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-423\" src=\"https:\/\/davidwiebeviolinmaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Lumber-Office.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 366px) 100vw, 366px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/violoncello.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Lumber-Office-200x116.jpg 200w, https:\/\/violoncello.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Lumber-Office-300x174.jpg 300w, https:\/\/violoncello.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Lumber-Office.jpg 366w\" alt=\"J.G. Wiebe Lumberyard\" width=\"366\" height=\"212\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-423\"\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"caption-attachment-423\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"\u003eJ.G. Wiebe Lumberyard\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMy father’s family business was a lumberyard, started by my great grandfather. As a young boy, I grew up playing in the J. G. Wiebe Lumberyard and being around the fresh smell of lumber. My father, Oscar Wiebe, was interested in fine woods and their finishing, and I developed my interest in it by listening to him talk about his love of wood. My parents bought me an older, inexpensive bass to play in the 10th grade which had essentially been painted over its original varnish with brown paint. I started wondering if I could improve it by taking off the paint and returning it to something approximating original. I consulted with a violin repairman, Mark Pierce, in nearby Lincoln, Nebraska for advice and asked him about refinishing the bass. He guessed that even with my inexperience, I probably couldn’t make it any worse and maybe it would actually be improved. I began the refinishing process with Mr. Pierce as my advisor on the project and also drew on the additional advice of my father and other friends who were refinishers of antique furniture to guide me. It ended up really looking much better with its honey maple colored satin varnish from the hardware store . This got my interest started in string instrument repair.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1970, a year before I left for Mittenwald, Germany to attend the violinmaking school there, I began working to improve my German language skills, which I had grown up speaking and hearing in my family, in anticipation of actually going to school there. By then, I had begun my undergraduate studies as a Music Major in Double Bass performance at the Univeristy of Missouri, Columbia, which I left to study violinmaking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTraining to become a violinmaker in Mittenwald, Germany at the Staatliche Fachschule für Geigenbau was a very exciting time. Getting there made it my first trip to Europe. The German language I had studied was more oriented to the northern German speaking accent, so when I finally arrived in Mittenwald, which is on the southern most border with Austria, I was surprised to hear the language sounding so different, even at times, not understandable. Over time I learned the Bavarian sound of the language. My master at the school was Alois Hornsteiner. My friends in the school included Martin Bouette, Andrea Gaffino, Pierre Jacquier, Andreas Kaegi, Taro Kinoshita, Camilla Kurti, Christine Marmy, Tom Metzler, Francis Morris, Peter and Wendy Moes, among many others, all of whom have gone on the become respected professionals in the international violinmaking community. Living there during my training offered me opportunities to do some traveling around Europe, including a bicycle trip across Germany from south to north. Traveling through numerous European countries was a mind-expanding experience, broadening my understanding of different cultures and people.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"attachment_424\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"\u003e\n\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-424\" src=\"https:\/\/davidwiebeviolinmaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/DavidPlan.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 366px) 100vw, 366px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/violoncello.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/DavidPlan-200x215.jpg 200w, https:\/\/violoncello.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/DavidPlan-279x300.jpg 279w, https:\/\/violoncello.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/DavidPlan.jpg 366w\" alt=\"David Wiebe in Workshop\" width=\"366\" height=\"394\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-424\"\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"caption-attachment-424\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"\u003eDavid Wiebe in Workshop\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter returning to the United States following my violinmaking training in Mittenwald, I opened a very small shop in my hometown of Beatrice, where I started taking in some violin, viola, cello, and bass repairs. It was discouraging to work on the poor quality and low level of most of the instruments that came into my shop. For one thing, I wasn’t trained to do repairs. Gradually I realized – making new instruments with beautiful wood, everything pristine and clean, was much more what I wanted to do. In Mittenwald, we had been taught to make new instruments, while being told that we should never try to make a living making them and should focus only on repairs. I wanted to try to make new instruments instead of repairing them. In this small shop, I made around 15 new instruments, including starting a bass.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter working in Beatrice for three years, I wanted to have my shop in my home for the convenience of being able to work more around the clock whenever I wanted to, so I looked for a suitable house that would be able to contain both shop and home. I found a run-down Victorian house in the small town of David City, Nebraska, about 100 miles from my hometown and moved my home and workshop into there. My workbenches were in what had been the living room, I had floor to ceiling storage shelving in the former dining room, and a large bandsaw in the former laundry room at the back of the house. After several years of outgrowing the house and becoming weary of the constant dust and woodshavings all over the house, I built a new workshop in the backyard. Originally, I had conceived of only staying in David City for a few years before moving on to greener pastures but as it turned out, I ended up living and working there for 27 years. Over the course of those years, my desire to restore this landmark house back to its original beauty required extensive ongoing work to the outside, as well as the inside.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"attachment_425\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"\u003e\n\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-425\" src=\"https:\/\/davidwiebeviolinmaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Oberlin-workshop.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 366px) 100vw, 366px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/violoncello.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Oberlin-workshop-177x142.jpg 177w, https:\/\/violoncello.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Oberlin-workshop-200x160.jpg 200w, https:\/\/violoncello.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Oberlin-workshop-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/violoncello.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Oberlin-workshop.jpg 366w\" alt=\"Oberlin Violin Makers Workshop\" width=\"366\" height=\"293\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-425\"\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"caption-attachment-425\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"\u003eOberlin Violin Makers Workshop\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIsolation can be an element of the lifestyle of independent violinmakers. In my Nebraska location, I felt deprived of collegial contact. Violinmaker friends encouraged me to attend the Oberlin Violinmaking Workshop in the summer to get back into the active scene of contemporary violinmaking. This workshop is a high level gathering of professional violinmakers from around the world who come together with their violinmaking projects and tools, and everyone works together on their individual instruments in a large space. Another welcome bonus of this setting is the social aspect of working and living with colleagues and friends in the business. I went there first in the summer of 1999 and found it very stimulating and inspiring. Attending this workshop gave my work an infusion of new ideas, some improved methods and a new insight into the human element of our violinmaking world. Since then, I have gone back several years and made many new friends.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"attachment_426\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"\u003e\n\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-426\" src=\"https:\/\/davidwiebeviolinmaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/David-Wiebe-Workshop.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 366px) 100vw, 366px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/violoncello.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/David-Wiebe-Workshop-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/violoncello.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/David-Wiebe-Workshop-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/violoncello.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/David-Wiebe-Workshop.jpg 366w\" alt=\"David Wiebe's Workshop\" width=\"366\" height=\"275\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-426\"\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"caption-attachment-426\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"\u003eDavid Wiebe’s workshop, exterior\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of the friends I made there came from the bowmaking workshop which runs concurrently with the violinmaking workshop. It was because of meeting the bowmaker Susan Lipkins that I ultimately moved my home, workshop and business to my current location of Woodstock, New York [see the section “About Susan Lipkins”].\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI moved here to Woodstock in 2002 and a year later we broke ground to build an addition to the house in Woodstock, which now contains the entire workshop and wood storage. Sue and I share this shop where we work together daily. In this new workshop, there is now space for a friend to use an extra bench and comfortably spread out to work. In the last part of the year 2005, the Norwegian violinmaker, Jacob von der Lippe came to Woodstock with his family for four months, which allowed us to work together. Jacob has a thriving business in Oslo, Norway, received his\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"attachment_428\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"\u003e\n\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-428\" src=\"https:\/\/davidwiebeviolinmaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/David-Wiebe-WorkShop-02.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 366px) 100vw, 366px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/violoncello.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/David-Wiebe-WorkShop-02-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/violoncello.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/David-Wiebe-WorkShop-02-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/violoncello.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/David-Wiebe-WorkShop-02.jpg 366w\" alt=\"David Wiebe's Workshop\" width=\"366\" height=\"275\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-428\"\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"caption-attachment-428\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"\u003eDavid Wiebe’s Workshop\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003etraining in Cremona, Italy, and we met at the Oberlin Violinmaking Workshop some years ago. During his stay here, he and I each made a cello side by side and exchanged ideas about methods and enjoyed discussions about construction concepts, instrument design ideas, and aspects of acoustical principles. We also made varnishes together and experimented with materials and methods. It was a stimulating international cultural exchange that benefited each of us.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"fusion-clearfix\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wp-caption alignright\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wp-caption alignright\"\u003eMeasurements:\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wp-caption alignright\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLength 74.8cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLower bout 43.4cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMiddle bout 23.6cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUpper bout 34.1cm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zph4FO_Tk44?si=B5gSC93okqZHWPyl\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"American","offers":[{"title":"Default","offer_id":50818639888657,"sku":"CL-G144-4","price":68000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0908\/1149\/8769\/files\/david-wiebe-cello-100-woodstock-ny-2005-metzler-vi.jpg?v=1758848307"},{"product_id":"antonio-capela-antense-cello-1989-fine-condition-metzler-violins","title":"Antonio Capela Antense cello, 1989, fine condition | Metzler Violins","description":"\u003cp\u003eAntonio Capela (born 1932 in Espinho, Portugal). Began his making career alongside his father, Domingos Capela.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-1961 received a grant from the Gulbenkian Foundation to study with Etienne Vatelot (Paris) and the Morizot brothers (Mirecourt).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-1964 enrolled at the International School of Violin Making in Cremona, studying under Pietro Sgarabotto and Fernando Sacconi.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCapela won awards at Liège in 1963, Cremona in 1965 and 1969, and Poznań in 1967 and 1972.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-1991 received the Medal of Cultural Merit from the Presidência do Concelho de Ministros in Portugal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCapela was a founding member of the European Violin and Bow Builders Association, where he still serves as Vice President. He is also a current member of the International Violin and Bow Builders Association. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2LL6Epwn7y8?si=GXd8x2hBq9VGj8qX\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Portugese","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51470007730449,"sku":"CL-G144-7","price":54000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0908\/1149\/8769\/files\/portugese-antonio-capela-antense-cello-1989-fine-c.jpg?v=1758848529"},{"product_id":"carlos-funes-vitanza-cello-2008-san-francisco-highly-figured-poplar-metzler-violins","title":"Carlos Funes Vitanza cello, 2008, San Francisco, highly figured poplar | Metzler Violins","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8mz2jlZ9NiI?si=IdRTlSTjjixjNof_\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e[further details about this instrument are forthcoming]\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbout the Maker\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCarlos Funes Vitanza\u003c\/strong\u003e (1958- ) is a contemporary luthier who was born in La Lima, Honduras to Honduran and Italian parents. When Vitanza was nine, the family immigrated to the Bay Area of California. A cellist as a child, Vitanza built his first cello unassisted at the age of fourteen. Using his high school woodshop, Vitanza went on to build two violas, a violin, guitar, and second cello. In 1979, Vitanza attended the historic Scuola Internazionale di Liuteria (International Violin Making School) in Cremona, where he studied under the master luthiers Giorgio Scolari, Stefano Conia, and Riccardo Bergonzi. In his spare time, Vitanza was trained in wood sculpture by a Cremonese master woodcarver. Upon his graduation in 1983, Vitanza remained in Cremona for three years, during which he crafted a series of violins, violas, cellos, as well as Renaissance and Baroque instruments. During his seven years in Italy, Vitanza built over thirty instruments. In 1986, Vitanza returned to the United States and joined the Roland Feller Violins atelier in San Francisco, working closely with Simone Sacconi to learn the German art of restoration. Vitanza’s instruments reflect his deep study of the Italian masters, and examples of his work are on display the IPIALL Museum in Cremona.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/carlosvitanza.weebly.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps:\/\/carlosvitanza.weebly.com\/\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"American","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51511687446801,"sku":"CL#5743","price":40000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0908\/1149\/8769\/files\/Metzler-Cello-Carlos-Funes-Vitanza-CL5743-Front.jpg?v=1780432122"},{"product_id":"alfio-batelli-di-firenze-cello-copy-of-francesco-ruggeri-1673-los-angeles-metzler-violins","title":"Alfio Batelli di Firenze cello, 1975, Francesco Ruggeri 1673 copy, Los Angeles | Metzler Violins","description":"\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IUoELyuRWco?si=PPh0OvRRjdmu4SQ-\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e","brand":"Italian","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51707263516945,"sku":"CL-O22-2","price":49000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0908\/1149\/8769\/files\/Metzler-Cello-Alfio-Batelli-Di-Firenze-CL0222-Front.jpg?v=1769646630"},{"product_id":"kurt-robert-jones-cello-2024-joseph-guarneri-filius-andrea-model-honolulu-metzler-violins","title":"Kurt Robert Jones cello, 2024, Joseph Guarneri filius Andrea model, Honolulu | Metzler Violins","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-xs-12\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vPr86k37Z2o?si=0_Ukig3cBO8s2AjF\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003efocused, resonant, lively\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Instrument\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eThis cello has a particularly gorgeous lower register, while also nimble and bright. Focused and responsive throughout, its bold sound makes this an excellent solo instrument. The lovely auburn varnish is applied over a golden ground. The refined tiger figure slants upward from the center joint of its two-piece back. Similar flames run along the ribs, with its scroll formed from a plainer wood. The luthier has antiqued and shaded this instrument, which includes craquelé, to hearken the original 18th century cello. An appropriate repair was made on small crack running from the lower part of the treble f-hole. This cello is in excellent condition.\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eInterior label reads: “Joſeph Guarnerius Filius Andreæ Fecie \/ Cremonæ, ſub Titulo S. Tereſie 171_ \/ Kurt Robert Jones 2024 \/ honolulu”\u003cbr\u003eLength: 747 mm\u003cbr\u003eUpper Bouts: 341 mm\u003cbr\u003eMiddle: 248 mm\u003cbr\u003eLower Bouts: 448 mm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Maker\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKurt Robert Jones\u003c\/strong\u003e (1965- ) is a contemporary American luthier who attended the Violin Making School of America in Salt Lake City, Utah. While a student, Jones also worked at the Peter Prier \u0026amp; Sons Violins shop. Upon graduation, Jones began his career with the notable luthier Rafael Carrabba at his luthier shop in Seattle. Two years later, in 1991, Jones created his personal atelier Kurt R. Jones Violins, Inc. and set roots in Montana. In the years since, Jones has crafted over 120 violins and 40 cellos of remarkable quality, notable for their richness in tone. He has continued to work closely with Carrabba Violins for three decades, often in restorations, recently acting as Senior Restorer for Carrabba’s restoration of the General Kyd Stradivarius cello. Jones’s atelier is now located in Honolulu, Hawai‘i.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/kurtrjonesviolins.wordpress.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps:\/\/kurtrjonesviolins.wordpress.com\/\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"American","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51862302884113,"sku":"CL-J11-16","price":50000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0908\/1149\/8769\/files\/Metzler-Cello-Kurt-Robert-Jones-CLJ1116-Front.jpg?v=1757182474"},{"product_id":"a-tzankow-cello-2024-lakewood-colorado-usa-metzler-violins","title":"Alexander Tzankow cello, 2024, Lakewood, Colorado, USA | Metzler Violins","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/f5zJPIfnADM?si=8HwPf7JyQX400NY-\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e[this cello a favorite of our Anthony's!]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ecommanding, boisterous, mature\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Instrument\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis cello is satisfying to play, responsive and supple with a delightful sizzle. Its stunning sound is commanding and mature, making it an exceptional solo instrument. The unique flame figure extends outward from the middle of its two-piece back, like a starburst. The cello’s ribs and scroll bear stronger flames. The russet varnish is applied over a mustard ground, with antiquing and shading by the luthier.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInterior label reads: “Alexander Tzankow \/ Giegen-und Lautenmacher in \/ Lakewood Anno 2024” and bears the maker’s signature\u003cbr\u003eLength: 746 mm\u003cbr\u003eUpper Bouts: 360 mm\u003cbr\u003eMiddle: 255 mm\u003cbr\u003eLower Bouts: 447 mm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Maker\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlexander Tzankow\u003c\/strong\u003e (1970- ) is a contemporary German luthier who grew up near Saarbrücken along the border of France. Tzankow had a musical family and began studying violin at six years of age then focused on the viola as a teenager. While at the Hochschule für Musik und Tanz in Cologne studying viola, Tzankow found an interest in violin making and earned his diploma at the distinguished Staatliche Berufsfachschule für Musikinstrumentenbau in Mittenwald in 1996. Tzankow proceeded to work in several violin ateliers of note, including Michael Becker in Chicago, Stam \u0026amp; zn in Utrecht, and M\u0026amp;R Weisshaar \u0026amp; Son in Los Angeles. He now runs his own workshop outside of Denver, Colorado.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/atviolins.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps:\/\/atviolins.com\/\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"American","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53099634655505,"sku":"CL-T50-6","price":45000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0908\/1149\/8769\/files\/IMG_7259.jpg?v=1772133419"},{"product_id":"copy-of-okkyum-kim-16-1-4-viola-irvine-california-2025-metzler-violins","title":"Okkyum Kim \"Strad model\" cello, Irvine, California, 2025 | Metzler Violins","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/igxMQbAGHR8?si=kiTbhUCJ9YpCBszD\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003esoulful, bold, commanding\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Instrument\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis cello has a soulful sound, bold and projecting. Its treble register is also smooth and warm, making this a particularly versatile cello. Its tight, pronounced flames lightly fall from the center joint, and are brought out by a lustrous apricot varnish over a golden ground. The ribs and scroll have a less pronounced figure. To honor the original Stradivarius cello upon which this is modeled, the luthier has thoughtfully antiqued and shaded this instrument.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInterior label reads: “Okkyum Kim \/ fece in California l’anno 2025” with the luthier’s signature and stamp.\u003cbr\u003eLength: 759 mm\u003cbr\u003eUpper Bouts: 348 mm\u003cbr\u003eMiddle: 240 mm\u003cbr\u003eLower Bouts: 441 mm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Maker\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOkkyum Kim\u003c\/strong\u003e (1974- ) is a contemporary luthier who was born in South Korea and is based in Irvine, California. Kim first began to apprentice under Mario Scida in Melbourne, Australia in 2000 and then returned to South Korea to work under Il Hun Jung in the city of Kwangju. Kim then attended the Stradivari International Violin Making School in Cremona, Italy, where he studied under Alessandro Voltini. Upon graduation, Kim joined the distinguished workshop of Carlson \u0026amp; Neumann in Cremona and focused on restoration. He soon began to receive accolades from the Violin Society of America, the International Violin Making Competition and the Triennale International Competition. In 2011, Kim founded his own workshop in Irvine, where he has continued to craft his stringed instruments.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.okkyumviolin.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps:\/\/www.okkyumviolin.com\/\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"American","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53180944056593,"sku":"CL-K109-7","price":50000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0908\/1149\/8769\/files\/Metzler-Cello-Okkyum-Kim-CL-K109-7-Front.jpg?v=1772575162"},{"product_id":"andrew-carruthers-ruggieri-model-cello-santa-rosa-ca-2025-metzler-violins","title":"Andrew Carruthers Ruggieri model cello, Santa Rosa, CA, 2025 | Metzler Violins","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ThPGUBl1uEM?si=HgrVmAKZY894Zcuj\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003esweet, resonant, commanding\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Instrument\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis cello is a delight to play, responsive and projecting. With a complex and bright timbre, this instrument is excellent for solo performances. The varnish is delicately applied to display the texture of the beautiful strong medium curl figure falling from the center joint of the two-piece back. Similar flames run up the cello’s ribs and scroll.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInterior label reads: “Andrew Carruthers \/ Santa Rosa, California 2025”\u003cbr\u003eLength: 734 mm\u003cbr\u003eUpper Bouts: 355 mm\u003cbr\u003eMiddle: 340 mm\u003cbr\u003eLower Bouts: 440 mm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Maker\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAndrew Carruthers\u003c\/b\u003e (1957- ) is a contemporary luthier who was born in Oxfordshire, England. Carruthers initially worked as a Research Associate at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory before pursuing instrument making, whereupon he returned to the United Kingdom to attend the now-defunct Welsh School of Violin Making and Repair. Carruthers then came stateside to Chicago, working under the cello specialist Russell Wagner in the notable Bein \u0026amp; Fushi atelier. Carruthers focused predominantly on repair and restoration at Bein \u0026amp; Fushi, but came in early each day to build his own instruments. In 1994, Carruthers moved to Tacoma, Washington and ran a shop out of his basement, before settling in Santa Rosa, California the next year. Once in Santa Rosa, Carruthers did restorations for dealers and crafted his own instruments in equal measure. In 2015, Carruthers began to focus entirely on stringed instrument making, and has made hundreds of instruments based on Guarneri del Gesù, Stradivarius, Montagana models, as well as building many “off-beat” violins and cellos that expand the aesthetic of his craft. He also employs woods often neglected by other luthiers, including poplar and willow. He has earned several accolades for his instruments, including Violin Society of America’s Silver Medal for Cello Tone, as well as Certificate of Merit for Violin Tone and Cello Tone.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.andrewcarruthers.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps:\/\/www.andrewcarruthers.com\/\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"American","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53230434451729,"sku":"CL-C111-24","price":50000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0908\/1149\/8769\/files\/C2594MapleRuggieriCellotop.jpg?v=1773087919"},{"product_id":"copy-of-returned-michael-fischer-cello-2019-david-tecchler-copy-los-angeles-metzler-violins","title":"Michael Fischer cello,  Montagnana copy, 1986, Los Angeles | Metzler Violins","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZyUNTtjEwWM?si=CR2Zk3c_OnyCRMBw\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[this cello is a favorite of Anthony's!]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003emature, nimble, commanding\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Instrument\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis cello has a distinctively gorgeous, soulful sound, with a heroic higher register, but full-bodied throughout. With such nimble responsiveness, it is a delight to play. This, along with the cello's focus and commanding tone, make it an excellent choice for a solo instrument, while it can also blend beautifully in a group. Modeled on a 1740 instrument by Dominico Montagnana, this cello has a splendid wheat varnish, bringing out the tight flames falling from the center joint of its two-piece maple back. Its ribs and scroll bear a less-prominent figure. The luthier honored the original instrument upon which this cello is inspired with lovely antiquing, including craquelé and shading. This cello is in excellent condition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInterior bears two labels. The first reads: “Michael G. Fischer \/ Los Angeles anno 1986 \/ copie of”\u003cbr\u003eThe second label reads: “Dominicus Mantognana Sub Fi-\/ gunum Cremonæ Ventüs 1740”\u003cbr\u003eLength: 743 mm\u003cbr\u003eUpper Bouts: 354 mm\u003cbr\u003eMiddle: 260 mm\u003cbr\u003eLower Bouts: 435 mm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Maker\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJ. Michael G. Fischer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1954- ) is a living luthier who was born and raised in South Germany. At eighteen, Fischer attended the Mittenwald Violin Making School before moving to London to assist Dietrich Kessler at Withers, making viola-da-gambas and other baroque instruments. While in London, Fischer also worked with Charles Beare, the renowned luthier and violin dealer. While working in Beare’s shop, Fischer accomplished difficult restorations on the instruments there. Fischer moved to Los Angeles in the 1980s, working in Hans Weisshar’s atelier before opening his own shop in 1984 with a focus on restoration. It was while restoring a 1697 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMateo Gofriller violin, Fischer decided to make a copy for the joy of it. Since then, Fischer has made and sold over 300 copies of fine instruments alongside his efforts to restore and sell excellent stringed instruments and bows out of his atelier. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProfessionals worldwide play and praise his instruments, with testimonials from musicians such as Gil Shaham and Gidon Kremer. Fischer is a member of the American Federation of Violin and Bow Makers, Entente Internationale des Maitres Luthiers et Archetiers D'Art, and Verband Deutscher Geigenbauer und Bogenmacher e.V.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/mfischerviolins.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps:\/\/mfischerviolins.com\/\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"American","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53240568840465,"sku":"CL-F09-60","price":65000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0908\/1149\/8769\/files\/MFischervlc148-front_8b9d8801-d80f-448c-9c5d-043ebe0eba27.jpg?v=1773264855"},{"product_id":"andrew-carruthers-fluted-cello-2024-not-for-sale-metzler-violins","title":"Andrew Carruthers \"Fluted Cello,\" 2024, Not For Sale | Metzler Violins","description":"\u003cp class=\"entry-title\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAndrew Carruthers Off-Beat Series, \"Fluted Cello,\" 2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis is part of a quartet of off-beat instruments we are proud to host from this luthier. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThis instrument is not for sale.  However, if you are seriously interested in commissioning a similar one from Mr. Carruthers, please phone us at 818-246-0278.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Instrument:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eNote from the maker: Tononi model cello with fluting, cross hatched ribs and dark varnish.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBack: Baltic Maple\u003cbr\u003eTop: Italian Spruce\u003cbr\u003eNeck: Baltic Maple\u003cbr\u003eFinish: Antiqued oil varnish\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLength: 744 mm\u003cbr\u003eUpper bouts: 352 mm\u003cbr\u003eMiddle: 249 mm\u003cbr\u003eLower bouts: 432 mm \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Maker\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAndrew Carruthers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1957- ) is a contemporary luthier who was born in Oxfordshire, England. Carruthers initially worked as a Research Associate at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory before pursuing instrument making, whereupon he returned to the United Kingdom to attend the now-defunct Welsh School of Violin Making and Repair. Carruthers then came stateside to Chicago, working under the cello specialist Russell Wagner in the notable Bein \u0026amp; Fushi atelier. Carruthers focused predominantly on repair and restoration at Bein \u0026amp; Fushi, but came in early each day to build his own instruments. In 1994, Carruthers moved to Tacoma, Washington and ran a shop out of his basement, before settling in Santa Rosa, California the next year. Once in Santa Rosa, Carruthers did restorations for dealers and crafted his own instruments in equal measure. In 2015, Carruthers began to focus entirely on stringed instrument making, and has made hundreds of instruments based on Guarneri del Gesù, Stradivarius, Montagana models, as well as building many “off-beat” violins and cellos that expand the aesthetic of his craft. He also employs woods often neglected by other luthiers, including poplar and willow. He has earned several accolades for his instruments, including Violin Society of America’s Silver Medal for Cello Tone, as well as Certificate of Merit for Violin Tone and Cello Tone.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.andrewcarruthers.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps:\/\/www.andrewcarruthers.com\/\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"American","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53490790891793,"sku":"CL-C111-25","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0908\/1149\/8769\/files\/C2491-4-667x1024.jpg?v=1777743346"},{"product_id":"wojciech-topa-master-cello-guarneri-model-2020-zakopane-metzler-violins","title":"Wojciech Topa master cello, Guarneri model, 2020, Zakopane | Metzler Violins","description":null,"brand":"Polish","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53605954650385,"sku":"CL-J25-15","price":40000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}]}],"url":"https:\/\/metzlerviolins.com\/collections\/cellos-41.oembed","provider":"Metzler Violin Shop Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}